contented (kənˈtɛntɪd)

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contentedly (conˈtentedly)

adverb

contentedness (conˈtentedness)

noun

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If you are contented, you are satisfied with your life or the situation you are in. OPPOSITE: discontented ⇒ Whenever he returns to this place he is happy and contented. ⇒ She was gazing at him with a soft, contented smile on her face.

Example sentences containing 'contented'

Occasionally her ears twitched and her head went up, but all through the long day nothing disturbed her contented munching.Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYRRennie didn't take the ride, he contented himself with an early morninglecture to the informer in the front room of the house.Seymour, Gerald FIELD OF BLOODOne or two of the younger men said: `Aye," the others contented themselves with a wave of the hand.Gagman, Maurice DOUBTFUL MOTIVESThe engine settled into a contented , chuckling kind of rumble.Elizabeth Lowell AMBERBEACH